‘Lion of Mesopotamia’: How Aymen Hussein beat tragedy to reach World Cup

Published June 14, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Iraq’s ‘most expensive footballer’, striker who scored Iraq’s qualifying goal against Bolivia, talks to Al Jazeera.

Source

Originally published at www.aljazeera.com.

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